Trial set for Weaver Road drug bust case

Published 8:00 pm, Thursday, May 20, 2010

By STACY LANGLEY

Tribune Staff Writer

BAY CITY — A jury trial date has been set for July for the four men facing federal drug charges following what police have called Huron County’s largest processed marijuana bust, which took place at a Weaver Road home earlier this year.

According to court records from the U.S. District Court, Dann C. Griesbeck, of Hume Township, David A. Feger, of Kinde, Hijinio Moreno, of San Benito, Texas, and Jesus Campos, Jr., of Los Fresnos, Texas, each face conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and criminal forfeiture charges.

A trial date for all four men has been set for 8:30 a.m., July 20, in U.S. District Court in Bay City before Judge Thomas L. Ludington.

The charges stem from an investigation by the Huron County Sheriff’s Office, which assisted the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force in executing the search warrant at 2241 Weaver Road in Hume Township on Jan. 13.

Following the police investigation, 164 pounds of processed marijuana were seized by police, along with $6,000 in cash and drug paraphernalia. The marijuana reportedly was estimated to have a wholesale street value of $1,200 per pound.

In addition to the marijuana and cash, two vehicles were seized, with one of the vehicles, a pickup truck, having a hidden compartment in its box, which police believe was used to transport the marijuana. Police also seized two snowmobiles.

“It is believed that this is the largest (processed) marijuana seizure in our county’s history,” said Huron County Sheriff Kelly J. Hanson.